Ampharos34/165 · Expedition Base Set Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint · Normal
- PSA 8$451 sold · 90d · pop 23
- PSA 9$513 sold · 90d · pop 72
- PSA 10$3111 sold · 90d · pop 71
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Expedition Base Set #34/165, 2002. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
No foil anywhere — the non-holo printing.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Ampharos is a Rare Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#34, released 2002), illustrated by Atsuko Nishida. It's a Stage 2 Lightning-type Pokémon with 100 HP, evolving from Flaaffy, weak to Fighting ×2. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Ampharos price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence24 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 4 auctions, 3 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 6 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$17.7946 sales · 24 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 10$3304 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$42.604 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 9$51.003 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$47.002 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- BGS 8.5$1,5012 sales
- PSA 7$17.931 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$1301 sale
Is Ampharos worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $51 against the $100 you put in, a $49 loss. The money is in the 1 in 1 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $51–$311. Averaged over every outcome that is +$48 a card.
That is the average submitted copy. Tell us about yours and the verdict re-prices — most cards stop being worth grading here. Not sure? Grade it from a photo →
These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Ampharos is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $311.00 | $73 | +$209 | 10.9× |
| PSA 9 | $51.00 | $71 | −$48 | 1.8× |
| PSA 8 | $45.00 | $70 | −$54 | 1.6× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 181 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 39.2% | $311.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 37.6% | $51.00 |
| PSA 8 | 11.6% | $45.00 |
| PSA 7 | 7.2% | $17.93 |
| PSA 6 | 2.8% | $17.93 |
| PSA 5 | 1.7% | $17.93 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
71 of the 187 PSA-graded Ampharos copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 38%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 187.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 104.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 5.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Ampharos 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Ampharos 034/165 Expedition Base Set Regular DMGRaw · eBay$11.99
Pokémon Ampharos Expedition Base Set Rare Stage 2 100 HP 034/165 English CardRaw · eBay$12.99
Ampharos 034/165 Expedition Base Set Regular Rare Vintage Pokemon Card MPRaw · eBay$17.00
The Pokémon Company Ampharos 034/165 Expedition Rare English 100 MPRaw · eBay$18.99
Pokemon TCG Ampharos 034/165 Rare 100 HP EN Expedition Atsuko See Photos As Is.Raw · eBay$19.99
Pokemon Card Ampharos 034/165 Expedition Rare Non Holo 081💎NM💎Raw · eBay$19.99Cheapest raw copy $12.99 — 55% below our near-mint estimate of $29
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 71 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$311$297–$402 | |
| PSA 9pop 72 | $51$43–$59 | |
| PSA 8pop 23 | ✓ 7 cert-verified$45$29–$45 | |
| PSA 7pop 13 | modelled$18$15–$21 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $18 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
29% spreadCurrently 29% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Evolves from Flaaffy.
As often as you like during your turn (before your attack), you may take a basic Energy card attached to 1 of your Benched Pokémon and attach it to your Active Pokémon. This power can't be used if Ampharos is affected by a Special Condition.
You may discard all Lightning Energy cards attached to Ampharos. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Ampharos cards
There are 24 different Ampharos printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #34 (Rare). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Ampharos (Expedition Base Set #34) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Ampharos from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $28.56 ungraded (near-mint), and around $311 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Ampharos?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Ampharos from Expedition Base Set is worth around $311 — roughly 11× the raw ungraded value of $28.56.
Should I grade my Ampharos?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Ampharos rare?
Ampharos is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #34).
How do I know if my Ampharos is Reverse Holo?
The card body, not the picture: Everything except the illustration window is foiled — the mirror image of a normal holo, where only the picture shines.
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